| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| bafA1 | bafilomycin A1 |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| casp-3 | caspase-3 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco´s modified Eagle´s medium |
| FCCP | carbonyl cyanide-p-triflouromethoxyphenyl-hydrazone |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| MET | metformin |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| P-AMPK | (Thr172) phosphorylated AMPK |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| p62/SQSTM1 | sequestosome 1 |
| p70S6K | p70 S6 kinase |
| P-p70S6K | (Ser434) phosphorylated p70S6K |
| SSBP1 | single-stranded DNA-binding protein, mitochondrial |